Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Road - hollow-way
Fancroft, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fancroft
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.98839, -7.79435
- SMR number
- OF043-023002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a natural rise of ground in upland area. Irregular shaped graveyard enclosed by stone wall with church (OF043-023----) located in N sector of graveyard (OF043-023001-). Roadway consists of a linear earthwork or sunken way (Wth. 13m) located to the E of the church running along a NE-SW axis which is flanked on either side by an earthen bank. Motte (OF043-020----) located approx. 500m to NW.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
- Barrow - mound barrowunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.